A simple audio/video puzzle.
On January 21, 1959, the Rutles story began at 43 Egg Lane, Liverpool, where Ron Nasty and Dirk McQuickly first bumped into each other. Ron invited Dirk to help him stand up. Dirk, merely an amateur drinker, agreed, and on that spot a legend was created, a legend that will last a lunchtime. They were soon to be joined by Stig O’Hara, a guitarist of no fixed hairstyle, but it would be another two years before they found their regular drummer, Barrington Womble, hiding in the van. When they did, they persuaded him to change his name to save time and his haircut to save Brylcreem. He became simply Barry Wom.
In 1964 the Rutles made their all-important breakthrough in America, when Hold My Hand, the Rutles’ first single on Capitol Records, became a big hit. When they traveled to America for the first time, 10,000 screaming fans were at Kennedy Airport to greet them. Unfortunately, the Rutles arrived at La Guardia.
Nevertheless, the next day 73 million people watched them perform live on the Ed Sullivan Show. To all intents and purposes, the Rutles had captured the world.
In December 1970 Dirk sued Stig and Nasty, Barry sued Dirk, Nasty sued Stig and Barry, and Stig sued himself accidentally. It was the end of a golden era and the beginning of another one for lawyers everywhere.
The band:
- Ron Nasty – vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass (1960–1969)
- Dirk McQuickly – vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, drums (1960–1970)
- Stig O'Hara – guitars, vocals, sitar, keyboards, bass (1960–1970)
- Barry Wom – drums, percussion, vocals (1962–1970)
Some say The Rutles were highly influenced by another 4 piece band from Liverpool. We shall refer to them as the "other band".
I have chosen a selection of their songs which I think each have a high resemblance to songs by the "other band". Many of The Rutles' songs are influenced by multiple songs. The ones I have chosen are very strongly one song. Note there is no official list, I did this based on my ears alone. If you know the "other band" at all you should not need to use Google or Shazam,
Simply match each of the songs in the video clips to the song by the "other band" it most resembles. That will give you the numbers of A through F. You will also find the formula you need in the video.
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"Across the Universe" 2
"All My Loving" 7
"All You Need Is Love" 1
"Back in the U.S.S.R." 3
"Blackbird" 8
"Can't Buy Me Love" 1
"Come Together" 9
"Day Tripper" 5
"Drive My Car" 7
"Get Back" 2
"Getting Better" 4
"A Hard Day's Night" 2
"Help!" 6
"Helter Skelter" 6
"Here Comes the Sun" 0
"Hey Jude" 0
"I Am the Walrus 1
"I Should Have Known Better" 1
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" 4
"It Won't Be Long" 1
"Let It Be" 9
"Lovely Rita" 3
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" 0
"Magical Mystery Tour" 8
"Michelle" 6
"Nowhere Man" 1
"Paperback Writer" 0
"Penny Lane" 2
"She Loves You" 6
"Something" 8
"Strawberry Fields Forever" 0
"Ticket to Ride" 5
"Twist and Shout" 1
"We Can Work It Out" 7
"When I'm Sixty-Four" 6
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" 9
"Yesterday" 3
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